Who created "The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome"?

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome was created by François Marius Granet in 1814–15.

When was "The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome" created?

This artwork was created 1814–15.

What medium is "The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome"?

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome is Oil on canvas.

Is "The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome" in the public domain?

Yes, The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome

François Marius Granet

1814–15

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

77 1/2 x 58 1/4 in. (196.9 x 148 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of P. L. Everard, 1880

Accession Number

80.5.2

Tags

RomeInteriorsChurchesBoysMen

Art Historical Context

Step into the hushed sanctity of Rome's Capuchin Church with François Marius Granet's *The Choir of the Capin Church in Rome* (1814–15), a luminous oil-on-canvas masterpiece measuring nearly 6½ by 5 feet. This evocative interior scene captures the choir in full voice—boys and men bathed in ethereal light filtering through arched windows, their robes and sheet music rendered with meticulous detail. Granet, a French painter who spent decades immersed in Rome's monastic world, masterfully conveys the spiritual harmony of this sacred space within the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Concezione dei Capp...

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome

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